Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects at the illuminated Sikh Shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 16, 2013, on the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. Guru Nanak was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus.

Indian Sikh devotees carry The Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Holy Book) during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

An Indian Sikh devotee plays a musical instrument as he walks with Punj Pyara holding flags of the Sikh religion during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Indian Sikh Nihang warriors perform a fire breathing act during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 16, 2013, the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.

An Indian Sikh devotee lights candles at the illuminated Sikh Shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 16, 2013, on the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.

Young Sikhs demonstrate their Gatka martial arts skills during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 16, 2013 on the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.

Indian visitors throng the Somnath Fair near the Somnath Temple in the Prabhas Patan, near Veraval in Saurashtra, some 350 kms from Ahmedabad on late November 16, 2013 the eve of Kartik Poornima (Full Moon Day). Somnath Temple is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the god Shiva and means "The Protector of (the) Moon god".

Children enjoy a Giantwheel ride as they participate with thousands of visitors at the Somnath Fair near the Somnath Temple in the Prabhas Patan, near Veraval in Saurashtra, some 350 kms from Ahmedabad on late November 16, 2013 the eve of Kartik Poornima (Full Moon Day).

The site of the cultural program is decorated with colourful lights at the Somnath Fair near the Somnath Temple in the Prabhas Patan, near Veraval in Saurashtra, some 350 kms from Ahmedabad on late November 16, 2013 the eve of Kartik Poornima (Full Moon Day).

Sikhs dressed as "Panj Pyaare", or the five beloved of Sikh Gurus, hold swords during a religious procession on the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of their first Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad November 16, 2013.

Sikh devotees carry their holy book Guru Granth Sahib in a palanquin inside the premises of the Golden Temple on the eve of the 544th birth anniversary of their first Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, in the northern Indian city of Amritsar November 16, 2013.